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enJericho Isn't Cecil's Brother And Is Probably Still Alive, Lion Researcher Sayshttp://wuis.org/post/jericho-isnt-cecils-brother-and-probably-still-alive-lion-researcher-says
Two non-profit conservation groups in Zimbabwe are telling distinctly different stories about a lion that's seen as an ally of Cecil, the popular 13-year-old animal whose death at the hands of an American hunter in July sparked international outrage.<p>"We are absolutely heart broken," the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force said Saturday, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/ZCTF-Zimbabwe-Conservation-Task-Force/246013052094585">announcing via Facebook page</a> that Jericho, which it called Cecil's brother, was shot and killed at 4 p.m.Sat, 01 Aug 2015 21:14:00 +0000Bill Chappell54639 at http://wuis.orgJericho Isn't Cecil's Brother And Is Probably Still Alive, Lion Researcher SaysWildfires In California Spur Emergency Declaration; 1 Firefighter Deadhttp://wuis.org/post/wildfires-california-spur-emergency-declaration-1-firefighter-dead
With 20 major wildfires burning in California, the state's governor, Jerry Brown, has declared a state of emergency. Nine of those fires cover areas of at least 1,000 acres; a firefighter from Rapid City, S.D., was killed while battling one of them, in Northern California.<p>From Los Angeles, Danielle Karson reports:<p><blockquote><p>"The U.S. Forest Service is investigating how David Ruhl died. He was killed while fighting a wildfire in Modoc National Forest.<p>"A search began Thursday night, when Ruhl couldn't be contacted. His body was found Friday morning.Sat, 01 Aug 2015 19:02:00 +0000Bill Chappell54633 at http://wuis.orgWildfires In California Spur Emergency Declaration; 1 Firefighter DeadAfter Devastating Injury, Austrian Pole Vaulter Is Breathing On Her Ownhttp://wuis.org/post/after-devastating-injury-austrian-pole-vaulter-breathing-her-own
Kira Grunberg, Austria's top women's pole vaulter who suffered a horrible injury during training Thursday, is breathing on her own and could soon leave intensive care.Sat, 01 Aug 2015 15:38:00 +0000Bill Chappell54631 at http://wuis.orgAfter Devastating Injury, Austrian Pole Vaulter Is Breathing On Her OwnSailing Federation Will Test Waters For Viruses In Brazil's Olympics Venueshttp://wuis.org/post/sailing-federation-will-test-waters-viruses-brazils-olympics-venues
Saying that recent stories about raw sewage in Brazilian waterways that will serve as Olympics venues in 2016 helped "wake us up again and put this back on the agenda," the head of sailing's world governing body says his group will test for viruses and bacteria in the water.<p>The International Sailing Federation's chief executive, Peter Sowrey, <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/sailing-governing-body-start-testing-viruses-rio-32822613">tells the AP</a> that the move is prompted by concerns over athletes' health and safety.<p>The news comes days after the AP <a href="http://www.nSat, 01 Aug 2015 14:26:00 +0000Bill Chappell54630 at http://wuis.orgSailing Federation Will Test Waters For Viruses In Brazil's Olympics VenuesMH370 Update: Recovered Jet Section Arrives At French Lab For Testinghttp://wuis.org/post/mh370-update-recovered-jet-section-arrives-french-lab-testing
The piece of a jet that's believed to be from a Boeing 777 — the same model of a Malaysia Airlines plane that went missing last year — is now in France, where it will be examined in a government laboratory near Toulose.<p>After the large piece of debris was discovered on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean this week, Malaysia Airlines said it "is almost certainly part of a Boeing 777."<p>The airline also says that MH370 "is believed to be the only 777 to have crashed south of the equator since the jet came into service 20 years ago."<p>Speaking about the debris, ocean circulation Sat, 01 Aug 2015 13:26:00 +0000Bill Chappell54629 at http://wuis.orgMH370 Update: Recovered Jet Section Arrives At French Lab For TestingFederal Court Places A Stay On Order Compelling NCAA To Pay Athleteshttp://wuis.org/post/federal-court-places-stay-order-compelling-ncaa-pay-athletes
One day before a district court ruling was to go into effect that would force the NCAA to allow colleges to pay student-athletes $5,000 per year, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has placed a stay on that order.<p>The ruling comes nearly a year after a district court judge ruled that the "NCAA violated antitrust laws when it said college athletes couldn't be compensated for the use of their names and likenesses," <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/08/338974715/ncaa-loses-antitrust-ruling-in-athletes-case">as we reported last August</a>.Fri, 31 Jul 2015 18:20:00 +0000Bill Chappell54573 at http://wuis.orgNew Ebola Vaccine Has '100 Percent' Effectiveness In Early Resultshttp://wuis.org/post/new-ebola-vaccine-has-100-percent-effectiveness-early-results
In a development that could change the way the deadly Ebola disease is fought, researchers have announced promising results of a new vaccine's trial in Guinea, one of several countries affected by a historic outbreak in West Africa.<p>"The estimated vaccine efficacy was 100 percent," a team of researchers say.<p>The trial was called <em>Ebola ça Suffit</em> — French for "Ebola that's enough." Funded by the World Health Organization and other groups, it started in April and ended on July 20, relying on participants who consented to be part of the trial.Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:22:00 +0000Bill Chappell54552 at http://wuis.orgNew Ebola Vaccine Has '100 Percent' Effectiveness In Early ResultsMd. Governor Orders Closure Of 'Deplorable' Baltimore City Jailhttp://wuis.org/post/md-governor-orders-closure-deplorable-baltimore-city-jail
Gov. Larry Hogan says he has ordered the immediate closure of the Baltimore City Detention Center, which a federal probe revealed in 2013 as being riddled with corruption, from smuggling to sex between inmates and guards.<p><strong>Update at 3:15 p.m. ET: Inmates Were Running Jail, Hogan Says</strong><p>Saying that the Baltimore facility is the only city prison in the entire country that's run by a state government, Hogan says it is time for a change.<p>"For years, the Black Guerilla gang maintained a stronghold over this facility," the governor said.Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:30:00 +0000Bill Chappell54489 at http://wuis.orgMd. Governor Orders Closure Of 'Deplorable' Baltimore City Jail3 U.Va. Graduates Sue 'Rolling Stone,' Reporter Over Rape Articlehttp://wuis.org/post/3-uva-graduates-sue-rolling-stone-reporter-over-rape-article
Saying that an article on campus rape that was later retracted hurt their reputations and subjected them to needless humiliation, three former members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity have sued <em>Rolling Stone</em>, its publisher and the reporter who wrote the story.<p>News of the lawsuit comes along with word that <em>Rolling Stone's</em> managing editor, Will Dana, is resigning his post.Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:16:00 +0000Bill Chappell54470 at http://wuis.org3 U.Va. Graduates Sue 'Rolling Stone,' Reporter Over Rape Article'Top Gear' Team Signs Deal With Amazon; New Car Show Set For 2016http://wuis.org/post/top-gear-team-signs-deal-amazon-new-car-show-set-2016
Months after they left the BBC, car enthusiasts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are headed to Amazon, hoping to re-create the success of the long-running TV show <em>Top Gear</em>.Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:02:00 +0000Bill Chappell54460 at http://wuis.org'Top Gear' Team Signs Deal With Amazon; New Car Show Set For 2016SpaceShipTwo 'Pilot Was Thrown From The Vehicle' High In Atmospherehttp://wuis.org/post/spaceshiptwo-pilot-was-thrown-vehicle-high-atmosphere
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv8Y0aMNix8</p>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 21:50:00 +0000Bill Chappell54424 at http://wuis.orgSpaceShipTwo 'Pilot Was Thrown From The Vehicle' High In AtmosphereWindows 10 Rolls Out, Along With Concern Over Sharing Wi-Fi Passwordshttp://wuis.org/post/windows-10-rolls-out-along-concern-over-sharing-wi-fi-passwords
Microsoft rolled out Windows 10 as a free upgrade Wednesday, hoping to become more relevant to mobile users as it updates a key operating system. One feature, which shares your Wi-Fi with your contacts list, is drawing skepticism.<p>Windows 10 <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10">comes as a free update</a> for users who are now running Windows 7 and 8. And Windows users have been eager to get their hands on the first substantial update to the system since October 2012.Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:49:00 +0000Bill Chappell54388 at http://wuis.orgWindows 10 Rolls Out, Along With Concern Over Sharing Wi-Fi PasswordsMigrant Dies In Calais As Thousands Try To Use Channel Tunnelhttp://wuis.org/post/one-migrant-dies-calais-thousands-try-use-channel-tunnel
France is boosting security around its entry to the tunnel that runs beneath the English Channel, after thousands of migrants tried to make a desperate rush to Britain.Wed, 29 Jul 2015 14:35:00 +0000Bill Chappell54380 at http://wuis.orgMigrant Dies In Calais As Thousands Try To Use Channel TunnelResearchers Warn Against 'Autonomous Weapons' Arms Racehttp://wuis.org/post/researchers-warn-against-autonomous-weapons-arms-race
"Starting a military AI arms race is a bad idea," says a group of researchers and concerned citizens who are urging a ban on offensive military weapons that don't rely on human control.Tue, 28 Jul 2015 21:32:00 +0000Bill Chappell54355 at http://wuis.orgNFL's Goodell Upholds Tom Brady's 4-Game Suspensionhttp://wuis.org/post/nfls-goodell-confirms-tom-bradys-4-game-suspension
Saying that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady "was aware of, and took steps to support, the actions of other team employees to deflate game footballs" below required levels, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has upheld the punishment.<p>In doing so, Goodell also faulted Brady for not cooperating with the investigation, citing his "destruction of potentially relevant evidence" — a reference to Brady's cellphone and SIM card, which he gave to an assistant to be destroyed, according to Goodell's findings.<p>"The destruction of the cell phone was not disclosed until June 18, almost four montTue, 28 Jul 2015 19:19:00 +0000Bill Chappell54340 at http://wuis.orgNFL's Goodell Upholds Tom Brady's 4-Game SuspensionArizona Cardinals Hire Female Coach For Training Camp And Preseasonhttp://wuis.org/post/arizona-cardinals-hire-female-coach-training-camp-and-preseason
Jen Welter, an athlete and sports psychologist, will become an NFL coach in what is believed to be a first. The Arizona Cardinals have hired Welter to coach the team's inside linebackers during this summer's training camp and preseason.<p>"I am honored to be a part of this amazing team," Welter said in a tweet Monday night. She thanked the Cardinals and head coach Bruce Arians.<p>Welter, 37, began playing pro football as a linebacker in the Women's Football Alliance, playing for the Dallas Diamonds after playing college rugby at Boston College.Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:24:00 +0000Bill Chappell54331 at http://wuis.orgArizona Cardinals Hire Female Coach For Training Camp And PreseasonFormer N.Y. Prison Employee Enters Guilty Plea Related To Inmates' Escapehttp://wuis.org/post/former-ny-prison-employee-enters-guilty-plea-related-inmates-escape
Joyce Mitchell, the Clinton Correctional Facility worker who was charged last month with aiding two convicted killers' escape, has pleaded guilty after reaching a deal with prosecutors.<p>Mitchell, 51, was an instructor in the tailor shop at the prison in northern New York — a position that officials say allowed her to pass tools such as hacksaw blades and a screwdriver to prisoner Richard Matt.<p>Matt escaped along with David Sweat, in a plot that was intended to include Mitchell as the getaway driver, authorities say.Tue, 28 Jul 2015 16:11:00 +0000Bill Chappell54327 at http://wuis.orgFormer N.Y. Prison Employee Enters Guilty Plea Related To Inmates' EscapeTwo Teachers Hailed As Heroes In Louisiana Shootinghttp://wuis.org/post/two-teachers-hailed-heroes-louisiana-shooting
The actions of two teachers who were in a Louisiana movie theater when a gunman opened fire Thursday night are being praised, as officials say the women's bravery and quick thinking saved the lives of unsuspecting patrons.<p>Two people were killed in the attack in Lafayette, La.; nine more were injured.Fri, 24 Jul 2015 15:48:00 +0000Bill Chappell54118 at http://wuis.orgTwo Teachers Hailed As Heroes In Louisiana ShootingToo Good To Be True: TV Reporter Was In On Magicians' Photobombhttp://wuis.org/post/too-good-be-true-tv-reporter-was-magicians-photobomb
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqD_1TFhJdw</p>Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:37:00 +0000Bill Chappell54111 at http://wuis.orgToo Good To Be True: TV Reporter Was In On Magicians' PhotobombAutopsy Of Sandra Bland Doesn't Suggest Homicide, Texas County Officials Sayhttp://wuis.org/post/autopsy-sandra-bland-doesnt-suggest-homicide-texas-county-officials-say
Releasing details — and photographs — from the autopsy of Sandra Bland, officials in Waller County, Texas, say that the cause of death for Bland, a black woman who died in the county's jail, was suicide by hanging. Officials also say she had marijuana in her system.<p>The case has drawn national scrutiny as Bland, who had driven to Texas from Illinois, died in police custody three days after she was pulled over by a state trooper for allegedly failing to signal a lane change.Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:36:00 +0000Bill Chappell54070 at http://wuis.orgAutopsy Of Sandra Bland Doesn't Suggest Homicide, Texas County Officials SayJury Confirms Aurora Theater Shooter Is Eligible For Death Penaltyhttp://wuis.org/post/jury-confirms-holmes-eligible-death-over-aurora-theater-shootings
A Colorado jury cleared the way for the second phase of the sentencing process for James Holmes, who was found guilty of killing 12 people and injuring 70 more in a shooting rampage at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater.Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:07:00 +0000Bill Chappell54053 at http://wuis.orgJapan's Nikkei Will Purchase Financial Times Group For $1.3 Billionhttp://wuis.org/post/japans-nikkei-will-purchase-financial-times-group-13-billion
In a development that comes after a German firm was reportedly close to reaching a deal to buy the Financial Times Group from the Pearson publishing company, the <em>Financial Times</em> will instead be bought by Japanese media company Nikkei, for 844 million pounds ($1.3 billion) in cash.<p>Earlier Thursday, the <em>Financial Times</em> itself had reported that the newspaper's publisher was on the verge of being sold to German media group Alex Springer.Thu, 23 Jul 2015 15:07:00 +0000Bill Chappell54035 at http://wuis.orgJapan's Nikkei Will Purchase Financial Times Group For $1.3 BillionCharleston Shooting Suspect Roof Could Face Death Penalty Over Federal Chargeshttp://wuis.org/post/charleston-shooting-suspect-roof-be-indicted-federal-hate-crime-charges
Dylann Roof, who police say carried out a ruthless attack that killed nine black worshippers in a Charleston, S.C., church, is now facing federal hate crime charges along with more than a dozen other serious charges he's already accused of.<p>"Hate crimes are the original domestic terrorism," Attorney General Loretta Lynch says.<p>The 33 counts center on both the victims' race and their identity as church-goers who were attempting to follow their religious beliefs when Roof attacked.<p>The indictment also says Roof created a website, thelastrhodesian, where he posted a racist manuscript and phWed, 22 Jul 2015 16:16:00 +0000Bill Chappell53964 at http://wuis.orgCharleston Shooting Suspect Roof Could Face Death Penalty Over Federal ChargesMarijuana Growers Hit A Snag: Toxic Pesticideshttp://wuis.org/post/marijuana-growers-hit-snag-toxic-pesticides
Farmers who grow marijuana for Colorado's legal market are running into problems as they try to control mildew and pests. Because of the plant's illegal status at the federal level, a main source of agricultural guidance isn't available to pot farmers.<p>Attempts to regulate marijuana production often hit another problem, as the plant's wide range of uses sets it apart from many traditional food crops.<p>"You don't smoke tomatoes, you don't smoke grapes," John Scott of Colorado's Department of Agriculture tells the AP.Wed, 22 Jul 2015 13:58:00 +0000Bill Chappell53961 at http://wuis.orgMarijuana Growers Hit A Snag: Toxic PesticidesActor Theodore Bikel Dies At Age 91http://wuis.org/post/actor-theodore-bikel-dies-age-91
Actor and musician Theodore Bikel, whose talents landed him memorable roles on the stage and screen, has died at age 91.Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:09:00 +0000Bill Chappell53919 at http://wuis.orgActor Theodore Bikel Dies At Age 91Winner Of French Scrabble Title Does Not Speak Frenchhttp://wuis.org/post/winner-french-scrabble-title-does-not-speak-french
The Scrabble career of Nigel Richards went from great to astounding this week, after he won the French-language Scrabble World Championships. A New Zealand native, Richards has won several English-language titles; his new victory follows weeks of studying a French dictionary.<p>"He doesn't speak French at all, he just learnt the words," his friend (and former president of the New Zealand Scrabble Association) Liz Fagerlund tells the <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11484662&ref=NZH_FBpage">New Zealand Herald</a>.Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:16:00 +0000Bill Chappell53907 at http://wuis.orgWinner Of French Scrabble Title Does Not Speak FrenchAmerican Zach Johnson Wins British Open In 3-Way Playoffhttp://wuis.org/post/zach-johhnson-wins-british-open-3-way-playoff
American Zach Johnson has added a second major title to his career, winning the British Open on Monday in a dramatic four-hole playoff. Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth narrowly missed a chance to join the playoff, quashing dreams of a Grand Slam in 2015.<p>"It's surreal," an emotional Johnson said after the win, adding: "I'm thankful. I can't play any better than I did. My wife is my rock."<p>It's the second major win for Johnson, an Iowa native whose breakthrough victory came at the Masters in 2007. It came on a rainy day at St.Mon, 20 Jul 2015 20:38:00 +0000Bill Chappell53858 at http://wuis.orgAmerican Zach Johnson Wins British Open In 3-Way PlayoffMilitary Finds U.S. Paid $14.7 Million For Overdue Warehouses In Afghanistanhttp://wuis.org/post/military-finds-us-paid-147-million-overdue-warehouses-afghanistan
Early last year, the Pentagon's Defense Logistics Agency accepted a $14.7 million warehouse facility. Newly built in Afghanistan, it had 173,428 square feet of climate-controlled space — but it was finished so late that it never fulfilled its intended use. Now it's likely to be transferred to the Afghan government.<p>That's according to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, which is urging U.S.Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:13:00 +0000Bill Chappell53849 at http://wuis.orgMilitary Finds U.S. Paid $14.7 Million For Overdue Warehouses In AfghanistanAffair-Enabling Website Ashley Madison Is Compromised By Hackershttp://wuis.org/post/affair-enabling-website-ashley-madison-compromised-hackers
Ashley Madison, a website that helps millions of married people cheat on their spouses, has lost a trove of personal and confidential information to hackers who are threatening to release the data of more than 37 million users.<p>News of the data hack comes at a time when Ashley Madison's parent company has raised its profile by backing <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dating-site-ashley-madison-backs-731249">a related TV show</a>; its leaders have also discussed a potential $200 million stock offering.<p>But now <a href="https://www.ashleymadison.com/">Ashley Madison</a>, which Mon, 20 Jul 2015 14:18:00 +0000Bill Chappell53840 at http://wuis.orgAffair-Enabling Website Ashley Madison Is Compromised By HackersMarine Corps Identifies 4 Service Members Who Died In Chattanooga Attackhttp://wuis.org/post/marine-corps-identifies-4-service-members-who-died-chattanooga-attack
<strong>Updated at 10:40 p.m. ET</strong><p>Their experience levels ranged from multiple deployments in war zones to one year in the service with no deployments. Their homes ranged from Georgia to Wisconsin, but their lives converged in Thursday's deadly attack in Tennessee.<p>The Marine Corps has formally identified the victims as Gunnery Sgt. Thomas J. Sullivan, Staff Sgt. David A. Wyatt, Sgt. Carson A. Holmquist, and Lance Cpl. Squire K.Fri, 17 Jul 2015 19:48:00 +0000Bill Chappell53735 at http://wuis.orgMarine Corps Identifies 4 Service Members Who Died In Chattanooga Attack